When to replace your sewing machine needle
#1
How do I know when I need to replace my sewing machine needle? I just started sewing/quilting about a month ago, but I have been doing a lot of sewing/quilting. It seems fine so far, but not sure how to know.
Thanks AGAIN for answering my many questions.
Thanks AGAIN for answering my many questions.
#2
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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it is not how long you have had it in the machine, but how much time you have been sewing with it...
http://sewing.about.com/od/sewingmac...roubleshot.htm
you will notice a difference when it gets dull.
i change mine after a quilt project. piecing and quilting..works for me.
i know that some say to change after 8 hours of sewing..
http://sewing.about.com/od/sewingmac...roubleshot.htm
you will notice a difference when it gets dull.
i change mine after a quilt project. piecing and quilting..works for me.
i know that some say to change after 8 hours of sewing..
#3
I change mine pretty often, as a matter of principal always before I start quilting because with quilting a dull needle is even less forgiving than with piecing. Usually I notice it while sewing, when the needle needs replacing because of a slight plopping sound when the needle goes through the fabric.
#5
Originally Posted by Thusnelda
Usually I notice it while sewing, when the needle needs replacing because of a slight plopping sound when the needle goes through the fabric.
#7
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the normal recommendation is:
with every new project -- OR--
after every 8 hours of sewing time.
a dull needle causes uneven and skipped stitches... if you are having either of these problems it is over due time for a needle change.
with every new project -- OR--
after every 8 hours of sewing time.
a dull needle causes uneven and skipped stitches... if you are having either of these problems it is over due time for a needle change.
#8
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When your needle gets dull, you will notice that the stitches make a soft "pop" sound when the needle pierces the fabric. I like to change my needles often, but sometimes I get into "sew mode" for hours and I forget. That little pop sound reminds me.
#10
What a good question, I remember going to my very first Workshop, at Loch Lomond quilt show, and the teacher asked us when we changed our needle, answer - when it broke, what needle did we use - answer anyone that fits!
She then gave us a lesson on the importance of good needles, and how bad ones can ruin your machine, since then I change mine frequently, I buy them by the 100.
A good guide is approximately 8 hours sewing or 10 bobbin refills, but I do as the other ladies when I start a new project.
She then gave us a lesson on the importance of good needles, and how bad ones can ruin your machine, since then I change mine frequently, I buy them by the 100.
A good guide is approximately 8 hours sewing or 10 bobbin refills, but I do as the other ladies when I start a new project.
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